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Microsoft

Software and cloud company that runs Azure and invests in AI labs.

Legal name: Microsoft CorporationFounded Apr 4, 1975 (Wikidata)Reviewed Oct 21, 2026

Listed
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Cash capex, FY26 Q4
$35.8B
Apr–Jun 2026 · derived · 10-K ↗ · 10-Q ↗
Cash capex, FY2026
$115.9B
Jul 2025–Jun 2026 · 10-K
Largest customer contract
$30B
Anthropic · Nov 18, 2025 · Anthropic ↗
Compute deals
3
Dollar values and capacity below

Compute and infrastructure

Stated contract totals over multi-year terms, not annual spend

DateDealRoleValue (basis)CapacitySource
Sep 18, 2026Microsoft and Nscale GPU statements of workwith Nscale · Compute contractBuyerup to about $43.8Bthrough Dec 31, 2033No capacity stated in the sourceS-1 ↗
Nov 18, 2025Microsoft, NVIDIA and Anthropic strategic partnershipswith Anthropic, NVIDIA · Compute commitment, Strategic investmentProvider, Strategic$30B≤1 GWAnthropic ↗
Sep 8, 2025Microsoft and Nebius GPU capacity agreementwith Nebius · Compute contractBuyerabout $17.4B5 yrs≈$19.4B with optionsNo capacity stated in the source6-K ↗

Cash paid for property and equipment

SEC XBRL, by fiscal quarter · hollow bars are derived

QuarterPeriodCash paid for PP&EHowFiling
FY26 Q4Apr–Jun 2026Apr 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026$35.8BDerivedTwelve months to Jun 30, 2026 ($115,948,000,000) minus nine months to Mar 31, 2026 ($80,146,000,000)10-K Jul 29, 2026 ↗10-Q Apr 29, 2026 ↗
FY26 Q3Jan–Mar 2026Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026$30.88BReported10-Q Apr 29, 2026 ↗
FY26 Q2Oct–Dec 2025Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025$29.88BReported10-Q Jan 28, 2026 ↗
FY26 Q1Jul–Sep 2025Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025$19.39BReported10-Q Oct 29, 2025 ↗
FY25 Q4Apr–Jun 2025Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025$17.08BDerivedTwelve months to Jun 30, 2025 ($64,551,000,000) minus nine months to Mar 31, 2025 ($47,472,000,000)10-K Jul 30, 2025 ↗10-Q Apr 30, 2025 ↗
FY25 Q3Jan–Mar 2025Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025$16.75BReported10-Q Apr 30, 2025 ↗
FY25 Q2Oct–Dec 2024Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024$15.8BReported10-Q Jan 29, 2025 ↗
FY25 Q1Jul–Sep 2024Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024$14.92BReported10-Q Oct 30, 2024 ↗

Fiscal years: FY2026 $115.9B (Jul 2025–Jun 2026, 10-K) · FY2025 $64.55B (Jul 2024–Jun 2025, 10-K) · FY2024 $44.48B (Jul 2023–Jun 2024, 10-K)

Excludes finance leases: Microsoft tags finance lease principal payments separately (FinanceLeasePrincipalPayments).

Deals and investments

  1. Mar 31, 2026RoundOpenAI funding round (March 2026)OpenAI$122Bat $852B postClosed OpenAI ↗
  2. Feb 12, 2026RoundAnthropic Series GAnthropic$30Bat $380B postClosed Anthropic ↗
  3. Nov 18, 2025ComputeMicrosoft, NVIDIA and Anthropic strategic partnershipsAnthropic ↔ Microsoft$30BAnnounced Anthropic ↗

Timeline

Every tracked event, newest first

  1. Sep 18, 2026ComputeMicrosoft and Nscale GPU statements of workMicrosoft ↔ Nscaleup to about $43.8BSigned S-1 ↗
  2. Mar 31, 2026RoundOpenAI funding round (March 2026)OpenAI$122Bat $852B postClosed OpenAI ↗
  3. Feb 12, 2026RoundAnthropic Series GAnthropic$30Bat $380B postClosed Anthropic ↗
  4. Nov 18, 2025ComputeMicrosoft, NVIDIA and Anthropic strategic partnershipsAnthropic ↔ Microsoft$30BAnnounced Anthropic ↗
  5. Sep 8, 2025ComputeMicrosoft and Nebius GPU capacity agreementMicrosoft ↔ Nebiusabout $17.4BSigned 6-K ↗
Deal counterparties
NscaleAnthropicNVIDIANebius
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Sources

6 sources · reviewed Oct 21, 2026

  1. SEC EDGAR (Nscale Limited), “Nscale Limited registration statement on Form S-1, September 18, 2026”, Sep 18, 2026 · S-1
  2. OpenAI, “OpenAI raises $122 billion to accelerate the next phase of AI”, Mar 31, 2026 · OpenAI
  3. Anthropic, “Anthropic raises $30 billion in Series G funding at $380 billion post-money valuation”, Feb 12, 2026 · Anthropic
  4. Anthropic, “Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Anthropic announce strategic partnerships”, Nov 18, 2025 · Anthropic
  5. SEC EDGAR (Nebius Group N.V.), “Nebius Group Form 6-K, September 8, 2025 (commercial agreement with Microsoft)”, Sep 8, 2025 · 6-K
  6. Wikidata, “Wikidata item Q2283 (Microsoft)” · Wikidata

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